Adjusting Brake Pedal; Checking Parking Brake Lever - Kubota M8540 NARROW Operator's Manual

70 PERIODIC SERVICE
BAdjusting Brake Pedal
To avoid personal injury:
A Stop the engine and chock the wheels before
checking brake pedal.
A To prevent uneven braking, the specification
must be within the recommended limit. If found
out of the specifications, contact your local
KUBOTA Dealer for adjusting the brakes.
C Checking the brake pedal free travel
Proper brake pedal
free travel
1. Set the parking brake.
2. Slightly depress the brake pedals and measure free
travel at the top of pedal stroke.
(1) Brake pedals
A Brake pedals should be equal when depressed.
C Checking the brake pedal stroke
Pedal stroke Less than 100 mm at each pedal
1. Disengage the brake pedal lock.
2. Depress the brake pedal several times.
3. Step on the right-hand pedal and measure the level
difference (pedal stroke) between this pedal and the
left-hand pedal.
7 to 14 mm on the pedal
Keep the free travel in the right
and left brake pedals equal.
(A) "FREE TRAVEL"
4. Do the same for the left-hand pedal.
(1) Brake pedal (LH)
(2) Brake pedal (RH)
(3) Brake pedal lock
C Checking the equalizer working level
(anti-imbalance device)
1. Gently step on both brake pedals at once.
2. Further step on the right-hand pedal (the left-hand
pedal slightly raises itself) and measure the level
difference between the pedals.
3. Do the same for the left-hand pedal.
Equalizer working Level difference of over 5 mm
level between both pedals
BChecking Parking Brake Lever
To avoid personal injury:
A Stop the engine and chock the wheels before
checking parking brake.
Proper parking brake
lever free travel
1. Pull the parking brake lever to the parking position
while counting the ratchet sound made by the parking
brake lever.
2. If adjustment is needed, consult your local KUBOTA
Dealer.
(A) "PEDAL STROKE"
2 notches (Ratchet sound 2)